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A means of filtering a wine that takes solely inside filtration medium such as a kieselguhr rotary drum vacuum or a frame filter.
A grapevine that produces either male or female flowers. Many wild grapevines are dioecious while many domesticated vines used for wine production are hermaphroditic with flowers containing both the male staminate and female pistillate features.
French term for a Champagne that has been aged sur lie for an exceptionally long time (far beyond the usually 5-10 years of vintage Champagne) before going through degorgement.
Trademarked name for a cover that slips over the neck of a wine bottle and absorbs any drips that may run down the bottle after pouring preventing stains to table cloths counter tops or other surfaces. The generic term is drip cloth.
A large oak barrel that holds 159 gallons (600 liters). In between the petit foudre and the barrique.
Vineyard soils that include two contrasting soil textures layered one on top of the other. An example is the vineyards of Western Australia where coarse sand is commonly found over fine grained clay. Duplex soils are categorized based on the color of the ...
Refers to a process in which the must of a white wine is allowed to settle before racking off the wine this process reduces the need for filtration or fining.
A measurement based on the sum of the average daily temperature above 10 °C (50 °F) used to classify climates in wine growing regions. In California winemaking this is associated with the Winkler Scale.
Fungal infection of grapevines that can negatively impact photosynthesis by covering the leaves in a downy patches. Also known as Peronospora
1. The abbreviation for Denominación de Origen or place name. This is Spain's designation for wines whose name origin of grapes grape varieties and other important factors are regulated by law.
Very fine particles of sedimentary rock used for filtering wine. Also known as D.E. or Kieselghur.
The process of pouring wine from its bottle into a decanter to separate the sediment from the wine.
The removal of the mound of dirt added to the base of the vine to protect the graft union from frost danger
A controlled system of irrigation where water is provided to the grape vine drip by drip in precise amounts by a system of pipes and metered valves. Modern vineyards equipped with sensor technology may have their irrigation pattern computerized with the a ...
The degree of temperature variation that occurs in a wine region from daytime to night.
A medium-dry sparkling wine. In Champagne this a wine that has received a dosage of 32-50 grams/liter
The disgorging or removal of sediment from bottles that results from secondary fermentation.
